20031210034899A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 441 · Birmingham, AL · December 10, 2003

Date: December 10, 2003 · 14:20 local
Place: Birmingham, AL
Airport: Birmingham Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N441W
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04FA049
Reported as: Cessna 441
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,350 total424 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N441WRegistration cancelled May 22, 2006 · Cessna 441S/N 441-0181 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 441 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On December 10, 2003, at 1420 CST, a Cessna 441, N441W, registered to and operated by warrington development corporation, collided with the ground shortly after departure from the Birmingham international airport, Birmingham Alabama. The aircraft departed runway 24 and was cleared to climb on runway heading to 5,000 feet. The aircraft leveled at 5,000 feet and then the controller cleared the flight to 10,000 feet. Minutes later the pilot transmitted a mayday call to the controller and then reported the aircraft was in a spin and coming out of the sky. Witnesses on the ground reported hearing loud engine noises and seeing the aircraft descending straight down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 10, 2003, AT 1420 CST, A CESSNA 441, N441W, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY WARRINGTON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 24 AND WAS CLEARED TO CLIMB ON RUNWAY HEADING TO 5,000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED AT 5,000 FEET AND THEN THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THE FLIGHT TO 10,000 FEET. MINUTES LATER THE PILOT TRANSMITTED A MAYDAY CALL TO THE CONTROLLER AND THEN REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A SPIN AND COMING OUT OF THE SKY. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND REPORTED HEARING LOUD ENGINE NOISES AND SEEING THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING STRAIGHT DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL04FA049Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportVestavia Hills, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during climb in icing conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall / spin of the airplane and subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain. A factor was the accumulation of airframe ice.Dec 10, 2003 · Destroyed